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Welcome to Your Welcome to Your LibraryLibrary

This guide will introduce you to your This guide will introduce you to your library’s Online Catalog. It describes the library’s Online Catalog. It describes the features and functions available for features and functions available for searching the catalog and locating items searching the catalog and locating items in the library. If you need help, see the in the library. If you need help, see the Librarian, or click the Help button on any Librarian, or click the Help button on any screen.screen.

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Logging InLogging In To access the Online Library please enter the following To access the Online Library please enter the following

address in the address bar of your web browser:address in the address bar of your web browser: http://www.southeasternlibrary.comhttp://www.southeasternlibrary.com This will take you to the Online Library’s login page.This will take you to the Online Library’s login page.

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Logging InLogging In In order to access the Library’s catalog and databases In order to access the Library’s catalog and databases

you must first log inyou must first log in The library’s online catalog is password-protected. You The library’s online catalog is password-protected. You

must have a must have a Username Username and and Password Password to log into the to log into the system as a patronsystem as a patron

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Logging InLogging In Students: Your Username is the 7 digit number which Students: Your Username is the 7 digit number which

appears on your I.D. card, and your Password will be appears on your I.D. card, and your Password will be the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number.the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number.

Faculty and Staff: Your Username is your fist name Faculty and Staff: Your Username is your fist name +the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number, your +the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number, your Password is your last name. Password is your last name.

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Catalog Keyword Search PageCatalog Keyword Search Page

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Catalog Keyword Search PageCatalog Keyword Search Page

This is the Catalog Keyword Search Page. This is the Catalog Keyword Search Page. From here you can search the library’s From here you can search the library’s catalog.catalog.

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Keyword SearchKeyword Search

Keyword Search lets you search for items based on the Keyword Search lets you search for items based on the keywords you enter. You can use keywords you enter. You can use one or moreone or more keywords as your search term. When you use keywords as your search term. When you use two or two or moremore words in a search term, the system searches for words in a search term, the system searches for items that contain items that contain allall the words. the words.

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Keyword SearchingKeyword Searching

With Keyword searching you can enter your With Keyword searching you can enter your term/s and choose whether you want to search term/s and choose whether you want to search by Title, Author, Subject, etc. Or you can by Title, Author, Subject, etc. Or you can search under All Headings.search under All Headings.

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Advanced SearchAdvanced Search Click the Click the Advanced SearchAdvanced Search link to display link to display

the Advanced Search screen. Advanced the Advanced Search screen. Advanced Search lets you create Search lets you create complexcomplex searches. searches. You can use You can use up to threeup to three search terms and the search terms and the logical functions logical functions AndAnd, , OrOr and and NotNot..

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Advanced SearchAdvanced Search AndAnd-Finds items that contain the 1-Finds items that contain the 1stst search term search term And And

the 2the 2ndnd search term. search term. OrOr-Finds items that contain the 1-Finds items that contain the 1stst search term search term OrOr the the

22ndnd term. term. NotNot-Finds items that contain the 1-Finds items that contain the 1stst term but term but NotNot the the

22ndnd term term

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Search Results PageSearch Results Page

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Item RecordsItem Records

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When reviewing an Item Record note the key information: When reviewing an Item Record note the key information: Location, Call Number, and Status.Location, Call Number, and Status.

Location-Tells you on what Location-Tells you on what campus the item is locatedcampus the item is located..

Call Number-Tells you where Call Number-Tells you where in the library the item is in the library the item is located.located.

Status-Tells you whether the Status-Tells you whether the item is on-self at this timeitem is on-self at this time

Item RecordItem Record

Please make sure that the item you want is located on your Please make sure that the item you want is located on your campus, if not please see the librarian regarding ILLcampus, if not please see the librarian regarding ILL

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Item Record

Some other elements of the Item Record to note:

Title and Author Statement

A new feature of the Item Record is the inclusion of cover jacket images.

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Item Record ExtrasItem Record Extras

The Item Record Page also features additional information including:

Related Terms-which gives you additional terms and topics related to the selected item.

The Item Record Page also features links to online news feeds related to your topic from Google and MSN.

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Using DatabasesUsing Databases

From the Keyword Search Page you can access a From the Keyword Search Page you can access a variety of online databases in order to find journal, variety of online databases in order to find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, as well as images magazine, and newspaper articles, as well as images and multimedia content.and multimedia content.

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LIRNLIRNLibrary Information Resources NetworkLibrary Information Resources Network

The LIRN database is the most comprehensive database The LIRN database is the most comprehensive database available to you through the KES online library.available to you through the KES online library.

LIRN is accessible from the KES “Splash Page” by clicking on the LIRN is accessible from the KES “Splash Page” by clicking on the Library Information Resources NetworkLibrary Information Resources Network link. link.

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LIRNLIRN

The Library Information Resources Network contains a The Library Information Resources Network contains a collection of library and information resource databases, collection of library and information resource databases, which provide access to a vast array of scholarly resources which provide access to a vast array of scholarly resources including magazine and journal articles, newspapers, including magazine and journal articles, newspapers, reference works, and ebooks, as well as audio/visual files. reference works, and ebooks, as well as audio/visual files.

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Infotrac/PowersearchInfotrac/Powersearch

From the LIRN main From the LIRN main page choose the page choose the InfotracInfotrac database. database.

Once in the Once in the Infotrac Infotrac database, choose database, choose the the PowersearchPowersearch option. This will allow option. This will allow you to search a you to search a collection of collection of databases at once.databases at once.

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Full Text SearchingFull Text Searching

When searching the When searching the Databases for Databases for articles, be sure to articles, be sure to check the check the Full Text box.

You can further refine your searches by limiting results to Peer-reviewed journals only.

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Conclusion Conclusion

The online library is here to help facilitate The online library is here to help facilitate your education.your education.

Please take time to explore all of the Please take time to explore all of the many features available to you through many features available to you through Online Library.Online Library.

If you have any questions or need help If you have any questions or need help please do not hesitate to ask your please do not hesitate to ask your librarian for assistance.librarian for assistance.

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Good Bye

Created by Jonathan Koch MLS.